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...Moves to shield the country from a human strain of avian flu have been in full swing ever since. And should they fail, how prepared is Australia to cope with an outbreak? More prepared than most countries, and about as ready as it's possible to be for a virus that could be up to 25 times more deadly than a standard flu (thus killing 2.5% of those it infects), to which no one is yet immune, and for which there's no effective treatment. The gloomiest scenario for Australia, Abbott says, is an outbreak "that would bring life...
...history of neglecting residents of the Quad. This summer, the College created much needed dance space when it renovated the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center (QRAC). Unfortunately, this renovation was done without Quad students in mind, and so the QRAC was closed much of the spring, putting a strain on House gyms. Worse, Quadlings lost valuable exercise space because of the dance studios. Increased campus resources like dance space are needed, but they should not come at the expense of the residents of the Quad...
...humans, 57 people died from the disease. With no known capacity of person-to-person transmission, human cases of the virus have been relatively isolated, but the Indonesian Health Minister, Siti Fadilah Supari, warned of more possible victims in her country and forewarned the change to a humanly transmittable strain is “just a matter of time...
...help him find Hurricane Katrina victims who needed a place to stay. If he wanted to help, he should give cash, he was told. Otherwise, who knows whom he might let into his home? They might be murderers. They might smoke. In any case, there would be great strain on everyone...
...Queen Mary School of Medicine in London, who studies the avian flu virus. Oxford argues the Netherlands' response is a more effective way to reduce the risk of wild birds transmitting the virus. The Dutch learned their lesson the hard way two years ago; then a milder virus strain led to the death or destruction of 31 million birds at a cost of more than j780 million. The virus also infected 83 people, most of whom suffered mild symptoms; one veterinarian died. Jan Odink, president of the Association of Dutch Poultry Processing Industries, says Dutch farmers support the policy...